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Proteins - Coggle Diagram
Proteins
Examples of proteins:
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Hormones - communication between different parts in the body, released from endocrine glands and transported in the blood to target cells
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Antibodies - part of the immune system, are produced by white blood cells and bind to specific bacteria and viruses to mark them for destruction by other white blood cells
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Enzymes act upon substrates and the chemicals produced by the action of an enzyme are called products
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For example, in the liver toxic chemical hydrogen peroxide must be broken down into harmless products, water and oxygen. If this happens too slowly then hydrogen peroxide can build up and poison the cell
Enzymes speed up cellular reactions by providing a more favourable environment for the reacting molecules to meet
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